Affinity Photo Beta

[Bill]

  Got a email this morning and Affinity Photo Beta is out, I got it all downloaded, 

[Teejay]

lol i did too i dunno ...

[Grethe]

Me too...downloaded but haven't have time to investigate...

[Bill]

So far just playing around it looks very good for photo work, does a lot of nice things and using Filters and the Layers menus, I am still new to this A photo so will be practicing with it , let you all know  what I find

[Grethe]

Yes, please share, Bill! I will too 

[MaryLou]

Yep... me too!!   It's downloading now.  I always used PI for my photo editing so will welcome having another program for photo work. 

I bet it won't be more than a few weeks before AD is released !!  If there is enough interest, and someone wants to moderate it, we could have a section for AP and start learning how to use it.  Any thoughts??

[Grethe]

One program at the time, ML. But of course, AP will most likely be a good replacement for PI. I use PSP because it make me work with the working extentions for Canon, and that is important. Guess AP with have the option too in time.

[MaryLou]

Learning to use AP is going to be easy because it looks just like AD!  Has some excellent features as well as a ton of videos on how to use it.  I don't have a photo editing program that's current so I need to learn to use one. 

[Teejay]

i couldnt moderate a photo forum but i would be interested in learning this  if you had a forum... i like learning this way.

[Bill]

MaryLou,  I have been using the AP for 5 hrs now, and it is a lot like PI , but a lot more features. it is like having a super photo program. I have put in some filters and works great. I have went thru some of the AP tutorials on video, and very nice tuts. I think you could add it to the forum as you say , the tools are close to AD.
I tried the cloning tool like it shows in the cloning video and  does it work super great, and the masking is great

[Ava]

I downloaded mine today also .  I see a mesh warp tool that I know TJ will love.   

[Bill]

Here is something I worked on using affinity photo, it is is using the Liquify persona at the top tool bar,



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[Bill]

Top picture is the original,  bottom is with liquify persona added

[MaryLou]

Bill, I played with the Liquify persona for a while.. it's so much fun!!!  I really want to learn to use this program and if since there are videos, that will help a lot.  It would help not only with photos but things we create in AD and want to spruce them up.

[Ava]

That tool looks like a distortion tool to me and it certainly does do the job.